Labour Beyond Cosatu

Bianca Tame, Ari Sitas, Ntsehiseng Nthejane, Sandla Nomvete, Johann Maree, Boitumelo James Malope, Nkosinathi Paul Jikeka, Janet Cherry, Christine Bischoff, Malehoko Tshoaedi, Andries Bezuidenhout

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Preface Andries Bezuidenhout and Malehoko Tshoaedi

Chapter 1 Democracy and the rupture in South Africa’s labour landscape - Andries Bezuidenhout and Malehoko Tshoaedi

Chapter 2 Research in a highly charged environment: Taking Democracy Seriously, 2014 - Ntsehiseng Nthejane, Sandla Nomvete, Boitumelo Malope and Bianca Tame

Chapter 3 The social character of labour politics - Ari Sitas

Chapter 4 Is Cosatu still a working-class movement? - Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff and Ntsehiseng Nthejane

Chapter 5 Labour aristocracy or marginal labour elite? Cosatu members’ income, other sources of livelihood and household support - Christine Bischoff and Bianca Tame

Chapter 6 The politics of alliance and the 2014 elections - Janet Cherry, Nkosinathi Jikeka and Tumi Malope

Chapter 7 Cosatu, service delivery, civil society and the politics of community - Janet Cherry

Chapter 8 The politics of male power and privilege in trade unions: Understanding sexual harassment in Cosatu - Malehoko Tshoaedi

Chapter 9 Internal democracy in Cosatu: Achievements and challenges - Johann Maree

Chapter 10 Public sector unions in Cosatu - Christine Bischoff and Johann Maree

Chapter 11 Are Cosatu’s public sector unions too powerful? - Johann Maree and Christine Bischoff

Chapter 12 Labour beyond Cosatu, other federations and independent unions - Andries Bezuidenhout.

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• Social Science
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Sociology
• General officer
• General

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• Publié par: WITS University Press
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776141517
• Langue: English

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LABOUR BEYOND COSATU
LABOUR BEYOND COSATU
MAPPING THE RUPTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA’S LABOUR LANDSCAPE
EDITED BY ANDRIES BEZUIDENHOUT & MALEHOKO TSHOAEDI
 
 
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CONTENTS
FIGURES AND TABLES
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
PREFACE           Andries Bezuidenhout and Malehoko Tshoaedi
CHAPTER 1     Democracy and the Rupture in South Africa’s Labour Landscape

Andries Bezuidenhout and Malehoko Tshoaedi
CHAPTER 2     Research in a Highly Charged Environment: Taking Democracy Seriously, 2014

Ntsehiseng Nthejane, Sandla Nomvete, Boitumelo Malope and Bianca Tame
CHAPTER 3     The Social Character of Labour Politics

Ari Sitas
CHAPTER 4     Is Cosatu Still a Working-Class Movement?

Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff and Ntsehiseng Nthejane
CHAPTER 5     Labour Aristocracy or Marginal Labour Elite? Cosatu members’ income, other sources of livelihood and household support

Christine Bischoff and Bianca Tame
CHAPTER 6     The Politics of Alliance and the 2014 Elections

Janet Cherry, Nkosinathi Jikeka and Boitumelo Malope
CHAPTER 7     Cosatu, Service Delivery, Civil Society and the Politics of Community

Janet Cherry
CHAPTER 8     The Politics of Male Power and Privilege in Trade Unions: Understanding sexual harassment in Cosatu

Malehoko Tshoaedi
CHAPTER 9     Internal Democracy in Cosatu: Achievements and challenges

Johann Maree
CHAPTER 10   Public Sector Unions in Cosatu

Christine Bischoff and Johann Maree
CHAPTER 11   Are Cosatu’s Public Sector Unions Too Powerful?

Johann Maree
CHAPTER 12   Labour Beyond Cosatu, Other Federations and Independent Unions

Andries Bezuidenhout
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
FIGURES AND TABLES
CHAPTER 1
Table 1.1 Variations of relationships between trade unions and political parties in Africa
CHAPTER 2
Table 2.1 Taking Democracy Seriously, survey teams, 1994–2014
Table 2.2 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by federation, 2014
Table 2.3 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by province, 2014
Table 2.4 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by province, 1994–2014
Table 2.5 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by Cosatu affiliates, 2004–2014
Table 2.6 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews of shop stewards and union members, 2014
Table 2.7 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews of shop stewards and union members, 1998–2014
Table 2.8 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by gender, 1994–2014
Table 2.9 Taking Democracy Seriously, interviews by age cohort, 1994–2014
CHAPTER 3
Table 3.1 Proportion of Cosatu members surveyed intending to vote for the ANC
Table 3.2 Proportion of Cosatu members surveyed who think the Alliance is the best way of securing workers’ interests in Parliament
Table 3.3 Educational qualifications of Cosatu members (as percentages)
Table 3.4 Manufacturing workers and support for the ANC
CHAPTER 4
Figure 4.1 Skill category by private sector and public sector unions, 2014
Table 4.1 South Africa’s labour market structure
Table 4.2 Skill level, 1994–2014 (all values as percentages)
Table 4.3 Highest level of education, 1994–2014 (all values as percentages)
Table 4.4 Occupational levels of Cosatu members compared to the Labour Force Survey of 2014 (all values as percentages)
Table 4.5 Levels of formal education of Cosatu members compared to the Labour Force Survey of 2014 (all values as percentages)
CHAPTER 5
Table 5.1 Wage categories of Cosatu members
Table 5.2 Income categories by trade union affiliate
Table 5.3 Income categories by level of knowledge of the youth wage subsidy among Cosatu members
Table 5.4 Income categories by support among Cosatu members for the youth wage subsidy
CHAPTER 6
Figure 6.1 Cosatu has entered into an alliance with the ANC and SACP to contest the 2014/1998/1994 elections. What do you think of this arrangement?
Figure 6.2 Workers cannot rely on political parties to protect their interests
Figure 6.3 Do you think that this Alliance should continue and contest the election after 2014?
Table 6.1 If the majority of people who vote for a party in an election are workers, then that party …
Table 6.2 If the government elected in the next election fails to deliver most of these benefits, workers will … (more than one response possible)
CHAPTER 7
Figure 7.1 Where do you live during the times that you work? (2014 data)
Figure 7.2 ‘Local government service delivery in my area is satisfactory and effective’
Figure 7.3 Where Cosatu members live cross-tabulated by whether they have participated in community protest action since the last election (in 2009)
Table 7.1 Are you involved in local government or community-based development initiatives (e.g. ward committees)? (2014)
CHAPTER 9
Table 9.1 Do you have shop stewards in your workplace?
Table 9.2 If yes, how did they become shop stewards?
Table 9.3 If elected, how often are elections for shop stewards held?
Table 9.4 When did you last participate in electing your shop steward?
Table 9.5 If you elected shop stewards, how did you elect them?
Table 9.6 When you elect a shop steward, that person …
Table 9.7 When you elect a shop steward …
Table 9.8 When the shop steward acts on your behalf … (2004, 2008 and 2014 only)
Table 9.9 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If a shop steward does not do what the workers want, the workers should have a right to remove her/him.
Table 9.10 In your workplace, has a shop steward ever been removed by the workers?
Table 9.11 If yes, what was the main reason for the shop steward/s being removed? (2004, 2008 and 2014)
Table 9.12 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Shop stewards in this workplace represent workers’ interests. (2014 only)
Table 9.13 How often do shop stewards hold meetings with members in your workplace? (2014 only)
Table 9.14 Do you have full-time shop stewards at your workplace? (2014 only)
Table 9.15 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Full-time shop stewards in this workplace have lost touch with the shop floor.
Table 9.16 Do you know what Nedlac (National Economic Development and Labour Council) (National Manpower Commission, NMC, in 1994) is?
Table 9.17 Have you ever been to a union meeting where there has been a report-back on Nedlac?
Table 9.18 Do you think that Nedlac is an important body through which Cosatu can influence policy which is of direct importance to workers?
Table 9.19 Do you know what the RDP (Reconstruction and Development Programme) is?
Table 9.20 Do you know what Gear is? (1998, 2004 and 2008 only)
Table 9.21 Do you know what the National Development Plan (NDP) is? (2014)
Table 9.22 Do you support the NDP? (2014)
Table 9.23 Do you know what your federation’s position is on the NDP? (2014)
Table 9.24 Do you know what the youth wage subsidy (now the Employment Tax Incentive Bill) is? (2014)
Table 9.25 Do you support the youth wage subsidy? (2014)
Table 9.26 Do you know what your federation’s position is on the youth wage subsidy? (2014)
CHAPTER 10
Table 10.1 Cosatu public sector union members surveyed
Table 10.2 Age distribution of private and public sector union members
Table 10.3 Answers to question ‘Are you a migrant worker?’
Table 10.4 Number of households supported by migrant workers
Table 10.5 Type of residence
Table 10.6 Level of education of respondents
Table 10.7 Skills and educational profile
Table 10.8 Average earnings of Cosatu members surveyed
Table 10.9 If shop stewards are elected, how often are elections held?
Table 10.10 What was main reason for removing a shop steward?
Table 10.11 How often do shop stewards hold meetings with members in your workplace?
Table 10.12 In relation to strikes, which of the statements do you agree with?
Table 10.13 For those who know what Nedlac is: Have you ever been at a meeting where there has been a report-back on Nedlac?
Table 10.14 Of those who know what the NDP is, do you support it?
Table 10.15 Of those who know what the youth wage subsidy is, do you support it?
Table 10.16 Do you think that this Alliance should continue and contest the election after 2014 (in 2019)?
Table 10.17 Which party are you going to vote for in the forthcoming (2014) national elections?
CHAPTER 11
Figure 11.1 Workdays lost due to strikes, 1979–2012
Table 11.1 Cosatu public sector union membership, 1991–2012
Table 11.2 Wage bill as percentage of expenditure by region (average 2000–2008)
CHAPTER 12
Table 12.1 Variations of trade unionism after the Cosatu rupture
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Amcu
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
ANC
African National Congress
Apso
African Professional Staffing Organisation
AsgiSA
Accelerated and Shared Growth